Pioneer Square Labs

Pioneer Square Labs
Type	Private
Industry	Startup Studio, Venture Capital Fund
Founded	October 1, 2015; 6 years ago in Seattle, WA
Founders	; ; ; ;
Key people	(Managing Director); (Managing Director); (Managing Director); (Managing Director); (Managing Director);
Number of employees	19 (2018)
Website	psl.com

Pioneer Square Labs (PSL) is an American startup studio and venture capital fund,^[2] founded in 2015 and is based in Seattle, Washington. PSL develops and tests new business ideas and creates new companies out of the successful ones.^[3] As of February 2021, Pioneer Square Labs was recognized as one of the top startup studios based on website traffic to its top 3 portfolio companies.^[4]

Spinouts[]

, a sales tax compliance tool for small business owners ^[5]
, an advertising analytics platform for publishers ^[6]
, a title insurance and escrow company ^[7]
, a tool for helping people navigate the United States immigration system ^[8]
, a company creating engaging experiences around live esports^[9]
, a fan engagement platform for athletes and celebrities ^[10]
, a teletherapy practice providing mental health care for youth and young adults ^[11]

References[]

^ Soper, Taylor. "Top Seattle investors raise $12.5M for new 'startup studio' Pioneer Square Labs". GeekWire.
^ Soper, Taylor. "Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs raises new fund to bankroll more companies". GeekWire.
^ Lerman, Rachel. "Pioneer Square Labs aims to turn ideas into businesses". The Seattle Times.
^ Kronenberger, Craig (2021-02-23). "Top Startup Studios by Website Traffic". Medium. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
^ Levy, Nat. "Pioneer Square Labs spinout LumaTax raises $2M from Madrona, Greycroft". GeekWire.
^ Stewart, Ashley. "Autoplay-ad-killing startup Ad Lightning raises $2M and hires ex-Cheezburger CEO". Puget Sound Business Journal.
^ Soper, Taylor. "JetClosing raises $2.3M from Trilogy and Maveron to digitize the real estate closing process". GeekWire.
^ Levy, Nat. "Startup led by ex-Amazon manager and Obama tech policy guru raises $3.5M to navigate the 'opaque, intimidating, and high-stakes' immigration process". GeekWire.
^ Cooke, Sam. "Esports fan competition platform Taunt raises $1.75m". Esports Insider.
^ Badenhausen, Kurt. "Russell Wilson Launches Mobile App To Connect Fans With Celebrities". Forbes.
^ "Joon Care Raises $3.5 Million to Address the Urgent Need for Accessible Mental Health Care for Teens and Young Adults". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] Soper, Taylor. "Top Seattle investors raise $12.5M for new 'startup studio' Pioneer Square Labs". GeekWire.

[2] Soper, Taylor. "Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs raises new fund to bankroll more companies". GeekWire.

[3] Lerman, Rachel. "Pioneer Square Labs aims to turn ideas into businesses". The Seattle Times.

[4] Kronenberger, Craig (2021-02-23). "Top Startup Studios by Website Traffic". Medium. Retrieved 2021-03-26.

[5] Levy, Nat. "Pioneer Square Labs spinout LumaTax raises $2M from Madrona, Greycroft". GeekWire.

[6] Stewart, Ashley. "Autoplay-ad-killing startup Ad Lightning raises $2M and hires ex-Cheezburger CEO". Puget Sound Business Journal.

[7] Soper, Taylor. "JetClosing raises $2.3M from Trilogy and Maveron to digitize the real estate closing process". GeekWire.

[8] Levy, Nat. "Startup led by ex-Amazon manager and Obama tech policy guru raises $3.5M to navigate the 'opaque, intimidating, and high-stakes' immigration process". GeekWire.

[9] Cooke, Sam. "Esports fan competition platform Taunt raises $1.75m". Esports Insider.

[10] Badenhausen, Kurt. "Russell Wilson Launches Mobile App To Connect Fans With Celebrities". Forbes.

[11] "Joon Care Raises $3.5 Million to Address the Urgent Need for Accessible Mental Health Care for Teens and Young Adults". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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